The cost of a second class ticket today would be about $1,800. Second class luxuries included a dining room, a library, and a smoke room. Second class only got an assortment of 3 courses when it came to dining. Second class passengers included teachers, priests, families, servants, and eight musicians. Among them was also Joseph Laroche, the only black passenger on the liner. The second class cabins consisted of beds that were attached to the wall, as well as the button that called stewards for their assistance. There were 76 stewards to serve the 285 passengers. |